Presentation slides for Tuesday 28 June 2022 AbilityNet webinar with speakers from RNIB and Envision. The session discussed how technology can help blind people and people with sight loss.

1. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
How technology can help people with sight
loss – with RNIB and Envision
Alex Barker, AbilityNet
Adi Latif, AbilityNet
Davinder Kullar, RNIB
Karthik Kannan, Envision
Chris Grant, AbilityNet (host)
28th June 2022

2. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Welcome
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3. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Who are we?
AbilityNet supports people of any
age, living with any disability or
impairment to use technology to
achieve their goals at home, at
work and in education.

4. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Today's speakers
• Karthik Kannan, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Envision
• Davinder Kullar, accessible technology coordinator, RNIB.
• Adi Latif, Senior Accessibility and Usability Consultant, AbilityNet
• Alex Barker, Disability Consultant, AbilityNet

5. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Poll:
Do you (or the person you care for) currently use any
apps or wearables to help with sight loss?
• Yes, I use them regularly
• Yes, some, but I would like to use more
• Not yet, but I am keen to find out more about which options will help
• No, I don't plan to use them

6. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Apps and wearables
Alex Barker, AbilityNet

7. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
What is an app?
The definition of an app from the Cambridge English dictionary is:
“abbreviation for application: a computer program or piece of
software designed for a particular purpose that you can download
onto a mobile phone or other mobile device”

8. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
What is wearable technology?
“a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried
on the body”
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/wearable-technology

9. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Examples of apps

10. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Wearables, What do they do?
• Wearables, specifically glasses can do many things. They can give
you turn by turn navigation advice, you can access emails/texts on
the glasses and you can also listen to music.
• If you are blind, technology will enable you to identify people and
places.

11. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Examples of wearable technology

12. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Wearables in Action

13. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Adi’s Awesome Apps

14. Envision: AI for
your eye

15. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Useful links
• Request a demo of the Envision Glasses - www.letsenvision.com/envision-
glasses-demo-form
• More information on Envision Glasses - www.letsenvision.com/envision-
glasses

16. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
RNIB
• Davinder Kullar, accessible technology
coordinator, RNIB.

17. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Q&A
Please use the Q&A window, not the chat window
The feedback form we will send you after the event includes a question about
what topics you would like us to cover in future events
Slides, transcripts and a recording of this online event will be made available

18. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
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19. How technology can help people with sight loss – with RNIB and Envision 28th June 2022
Keep in touch
• AbilityNet newsletter: abilitynet.org.uk/newsletter
• AbilityNet sight loss resources: abilitynet.org.uk/sight-loss-resources
• Accessibility services: abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility
• Next free webinars: abilitynet.org.uk/webinars
• Tuesday 19 July: Inclusive and Accessible Learning and Working in a
Post Covid World with guests from University of Greenwich